As you know I am a young single mama living with my very helpful parents. Up until last week I was jobless and secretly loving the time I was getting with my little Ava. But reality kicked in and I couldn't pretend to be a stay at home mom anymore. Because I am receiving benefits from the state of Ohio I had to start a program where I have to volunteer and gain experience to help transition me (and other people receiving benefits) back into the workforce. It's a pretty fantastic set up in my opinion and something I honestly knew nothing about until I found myself in my current situation. **Side note: It's truly amazing how many programs our government has to help the unemployed, it's unfortunate how many people take unfair advantage of our system.** In any case, I was appreciative of the chance to gain more work experience and still receive my insurance benefits. However I realized that I am perfectly capable of finding a job and set out to do so. Within a week I was lucky enough to find a great position working with children after school. You see, since becoming a mother all of my priorities have shifted. I went from being a young single lady who really only cared about myself to someone who realized family is oh so important and something you should never take fore-granted. I have really started to ask myself what I want from life and how I want to raise my daughter. Recently when people have asked me what I want to do in my life I have immediately answered, "I want to help people." I have realized how many programs are out there that help people who need it, be it financially or emotionally. Before my pregnancy I knew nothing about WIC (Women, Infants, and Children), or the government programs, or other such programs and now I depend on them and see how wonderful and helpful they are for our community. Anyways, the position I found working with children is through a very well known program that I really admire as I am learning more about them. This is a great position to begin my (hopeful) future of teaching and helping others. I am so excited about it and it fits perfectly into my life right now (it is only part time so I still have plenty of time with my little Ava).
This is becoming a very long post, I apologize if I have lost you. I'll stop there but I still have soooo much to share including:
-the beginning of daycare (not an easy transition)
-getting back into the workforce (an interesting transition)
-taking care of a sick baby (Ava has her first cold! so sad)
and lots more...
P.S. This blog is probably going to become more and more of a "journey though motherhood" blog so I am sorry if that isn't your cup of tea.
And because every entry deserves some photos so here are a few of my favorite pictures of Ava to date (taken a few weeks ago):
She is beautiful! Is she sitting up all by herself?
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to hear more about the transition. I'm so happy to be back in school and have realized that it's NECESSARY for my sense of self. I also realize that the second I get home from school, all I want to do is to hold him and stare at him.
Good luck with the teaching! You're going to be great!
she is SO CUTE! ahhhhhhhh!
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